The Somerset County Relays scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday, March 31) at Ridge High School have been cancelled because of the threat of bad weather, meet director Gerry Vanasse said on Friday afternoon.

Vanasse, the athletic director at Pingry, said the meet will not be rescheduled.

``With near freezing temperatures, rain and possibly snow in the forecast for tomorrow at 9 a.m., having the meet is just not in the best interest of the athletes,'' said Vanasse.

The forecast is very similar to the conditions that occurred at the Skyland Conference Relays on April, 8 2006 at Ridge when seven athletes suffered hypothermia in sub 40 degree temperatures and driving rain. Meet director Al Stumpf suspened that meet after 19 of the 30 events were contested.

``We certainly don't want another situation like that,'' said Vanasse. ``There's too much injury potential with athletes out in the cold and wet conditions for five hours. Safety is always number one.''

Vanasse said finding a makeup date for the meet was impossible.

``There is a log jam,'' said Vanasse. ``We looked at possible dates, but there is passover next weekened and then the Skyland Conference Relays the week after. It's unfortunate, but there just isn't a place on the schedule to move the meet.''